Two new cases of COVID-19 confirmed Monday

Public health officials advise two new cases of COVID-19 were identified as of 9:30 a.m. Monday morning to bring the total number of lab-confirmed positive and probable positive cases in Manitoba is 289 after another slow weekend of growth in the province.

The data also shows four individuals are currently hospitalized, with one individual in intensive care. There are 35 active cases and 247 individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 and the number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at seven.

As of yesterday, an additional 374 laboratory tests were performed. This brings the total number of tests performed since early February to 31,029.

Over the weekend, two additional cases were added to the workplace cluster in the Prairie Mountain Health region, bringing the total to 10 cases. There is no cause for concern and this is not unexpected as public health officials continue to investigate and trace contacts. Affected staff and their close contacts are self-isolating and public health officials are continuing with detailed contact tracing.